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Hapag Lloyd CEO Expects Global Shipping Demand Growth Over Next Two Years

Nov 08, 2018

CEO sees box shipping volumes growing 3-4% annually from 2018 to 2019, lower than sector experts estimate due to geopolitical risks.Hapag Lloyd also expects global demand to outstrip supply growth over next two years.CEO also says ship scrapping…

BREAKING: Tanker, Frigate Collision Shuts Down Norwegian Oil, Gas to Europe

Nov 08, 2018

Norway has been forced to close the Sture Oil Terminal near Bergen and has started closing down the nearby Kollsness gas-and-condensate terminal — a lifeline of heating gas to Europe — after an early morning collision between a $440-million frigate and an oil tanker…

Sempra Energy Signs New Mexican LNG Terminal

Nov 07, 2018

Sempra Energy, the US group that aims to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility near Ensenada, Mexico, to serve customers in Asia moved closer to becoming reality as the natural gas utilities holding company  announced agreements with three international firms…

Eamonn O'Reilly Re-elected as Chairman of ESPO

Nov 07, 2018

Eamonn O’Reilly was unanimously re-elected as Chairman following a vote of European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO)'s General Assembly in Brussels. E. O’Reilly has been chairing the organisation during the last two years.The General Assembly also…

Tellurian to Start Building LNG Export Plant in 2019

Nov 07, 2018

U.S. liquefied natural gas company Tellurian Inc said on Wednesday it expects to start construction on its Driftwood LNG export terminal in Louisiana in the first half of 2019 and begin operations in 2023.Chief Executive Meg Gentle said in the…

Orion Bags $10 Mln Dredging Contract

Nov 07, 2018

Specialty construction company Orion Group Holdings, Inc. said it has been awarded an approximately $10 million dredging contractThe deal was awarded to company’s marine segment from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the dredging of the Sabine-Neches Waterway in Orange and Jefferson counties…

Saras Invests in New Bunkering Terminal

Nov 07, 2018

Italian refiner Saras is constructing a ship-refueling terminal at its Sardinia plant and will market a new, cleaner marine fuel ahead of a major regulatory change in 2020, its chief executive told Reuters.From January 2020, the International…

New Zealand's Napier Port to Build Additional Wharf

Nov 06, 2018

Napier Port’s resource consent applications to build an additional wharf on its container terminal and carry out further dredging have been approved.According to the New Zealand port operator, it is a vital regional asset which supports local business to employ an estimated 27…

TOP Ships Signs New TC with BP

Nov 06, 2018

Greece-based ship-owning company TOP Ships announced that it has agreed a new time charter employment contract for 2 years with BP Shipping Ltd for its product/chemical tanker M/T Eco Revolution.The international owner and operator of modern…

Port of Rotterdam Strict on 'Polluter Pays' Principle

Nov 06, 2018

The Port of Rotterdam has emphasized the reinforcement of the polluter pays principle in the run-up to trilogue negotiations on the Port Reception Facilities Directive.Last month, on October the 9th, the Transport Committee of the European Parliament…

Global Shipping Business Network on Blockchain Platform Launched

Nov 06, 2018

Nine leading ocean carriers and terminal operators today signed a formal statement of intent for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a consortium to develop the Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), an open digital platform based on distributed ledger technology…

Konecranes Introduces ARTG System Version 2.0

Nov 06, 2018

Konecranes has introduced the next evolution of its Automated Rubber Tired Gantry (ARTG) System, version 2.0.It can be retrofit to most brownfield container terminals. It fits most container stack envelopes. And truck handling is automated, with remote supervision…

Manila Ports Utilization Remains Healthy

Nov 05, 2018

Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) informed that the cargo volume in the country has registered a modest hike in the first seven months of the year despite the sluggish performances from almost all aspects of local and foreign trade.Latest data…

ZIM and MSC Continue Black Sea Service

Nov 05, 2018

Container carriers ZIM and MSC  announced that the joint Black Sea Service, to meet agricultural season demand, will continue during 2018-19. The service will commence in Ashdod on week 46, November 15, 2018, operating on the following rotation: Alexandria – Ashdod – Novorossiysk – Alexandria…

Ship to Shore Crane Blasted in San Juan

Nov 04, 2018

A heavily corroded 180-foot ship to shore crane was demolished last week in a rare crane toppling event  in San Juan.'The crane needed to be demolished as it was heavily corroded and SSA International (a stakeholder of the port in San Juan)…

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